Improvement in corn-planters



G H PEEK 001m PLANTER.

No. 109,543; Patented Nov. 22, 1870.

WZzzws as GEORGE H.-PEEK, OF 'EAST HAMBURG, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No; 109,543, dated November 22, 1870.

IN PROVEMENT IN CORN-PLANTERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letter: Patent and making part of the lame.

To allevhom it may concern Be it known that I, Gnonen H. PEEK,0f East Hamburg, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improve-' ments in (dorm-Planters; and I- do hereby declare that- 'the following is a full, clear, and description thereof, reference being bad to the accompanyingdrmving and to the letters of reference marked thereon which form a part of this specification, in which--.

Figure 1 represents a vertical section of my cornplanter. v

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same.

Theletter A in the annexed drawing represents the body of my machinc,'which consists of an oblong quadrangular box having, at its lower end, four-nipples, S, with perforations through them of suificient size to admit of the passage of a grain of corn.

The box A is furnished with the square top B, which extends a suitable distance beyond the four sides of said box. p

On the surface 'of B, and at each of its coruers,-is firmly secured an upright cylindrical guide, 6. F is a metallic wheel furnished withfour equidistant arms, I, connected together at the center of F.

Each ofthese arms has a slot in it, the object of which-will be hereinafter explained.

Near the outer end of said, slots is a hole suliiciently large to admit of the free play of guides e when the wheel F is placed in position.

At the outer end of each of the arrns I a projec 't-ion, .g, having in it a vertical slot, for the purpose of receiving the lower endof a slotted lever, h, which is held in position by apivot.

The lever it passes obliquely upward through a slot at the upper end ofguidcs e, and is pivoted at its upper end toa rod or plunger, -k.

with the holes in the nipples s,-and'are made sufficiently long, when the planter is operated, to penetrate thesaid'holes and force outthegrains of corn.

H designates the handle by which my machine is opera-ted, and is firmly secured to the 'arms at their point of intersection.

It will be observed that there'nre ohiongslotsin the top 13, so as to admit of the ,free play'ot' plungersk'when my planter is operated.

an represents a sliding door, which covers the opening in the side of boxA, for the introduction of the corn.

- In operating my machine the lower end will be placed on the earth, the handle H raised, and with-it the wheel 1 By this motion the levers h will'bc thrown in a hori-.

\Vhat I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patcut, is-'-- 1 1. The wheel F, providedwith handle H, and arranged to operate the plungers' k, substantially as set forth.

2. The slotted levers 11- in combination with wheel F and plungers-Js, substantially as described."

' '3. The combination of seed-box A, constructed as described, and provided with upright guides e, in combination with wheel F, 'slotted levers h, and plungers It, all arranged as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- GEORGE H. PEEK.- Witnesses:

FRANK M. Tnong, OHAUNCY Anno'r'r. 

